Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Tracie Bowerman PGDip CBT, BA (Hons) Counselling, BSc (Hons) Social Care (Children and Families), MBACP (Accred.), MNCS (Accred.) - Counsellor

Coming to therapy can be a relief although it can also feel like a step into the unknown and be frightening.  I am a warm, empathetic and experienced therapist and my first priority is to support you to feel more at ease.

I have ten years' experience of working within the mental health field and qualified as a therapist in 2006.  Since that time, I have gained experience working in GP surgeries, as  an independent practitioner and at The Priory Hospital in Southampton as a Senior Therapist. 

My specialist areas of concern are Anxiety and Depression although all problems are treated.  As a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT), I will gently facilitate a change in your behaviours, thinking and emotions so that you may cope more readily and confidently with daily life.

To book an appointment, or for further information, please contact Tracie on 07981 620795, email at tracie.b.cbt@btinternet.com, or visit her website www.cbttherapysouth.co.uk.

Counselling

Lynne Hacking DIP. Couns., Cert.Int.Skills. SRN - Counsellor

Under the leadership of Professor Petruska Clarkson, Gillian-Lynne has been practising for eight years. She works integratively using a conversational collaborative approach based in attachment and psychodynamic theory. She lives in the New Forest with her husband and has three grown-up children. Lynne previously worked as a RGN nurse in London and Salisbury.

Marilyn Townsley Adv.Dip.Couns. - Counsellor

Marilyn has been awarded the Advanced Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling from Bournemouth and Poole College and has been practising at The Arch Clinic since April 2005. She provides general counselling with an integrative, person-centred approach to enable increased self-awareness and coping straegies.

She aims to enable the client to look at their life as a whole rather than dealing with an issue in isolation.

Marilyn is bound by the Code of Ethics of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Advanced Hypnotherapy, Psychotherapy and Personal Development 

Lisa Skeffington DABCH, MCAHyp, LNCP, GQHP, MCThA 

Hi I’m Lisa Skeffington.

I have recently re-located to the New Forest area and am delighted to be joining a friendly and professional team at the Arch Private Health Clinic in Fordingbridge.

I specialise in all kinds of psychological and physiological anxiety disorders, as well as all aspects of confidence, for both adults and children.

Modern Advanced Hypnotherapy is a pro-active process that can create positive change.  It combines conversational style with a speedy form of psychotherapy.  It is not passive, there is no spell and you keep control.  Using CBT and NLP in hypnosis is very powerful because it allows you to actively ‘try on’ and ‘rehearse’ new beliefs and behaviours in a safe way, with heightened thought and feeling.  In essence, you don’t just ‘talk it’ you ‘walk the talk too’.  This convinces your subconscious that positive choices for change are for your benefit, so you are better conditioned to move forward successfully as you choose to embrace change.

I began a career in complementary therapy thirteen years ago through a genuine desire to help others to cope better with the demands of modern living. My previous practice in Buckinghamshire was largely referral based from a number of GPs and counsellors in the local area.

I am passionate about helping busy people - like you, and their families to feel less stressed, less anxious and more confident so that you can be more happy, healthy and relaxed.  Achieving balance in your life means you can enjoy being ‘You’ so you get more out of your relationships and live life more fully. As you grow to understand yourself more, physiological symptoms of chronic anxiety such as IBS, M.E., and Asthma may be substantially improved.

I also care deeply about helping children to celebrate who they are, to learn ways to free themselves from unwanted and unnecessary limiting beliefs that hold them back socially and academically and, which prevent them from being the amazing, talented young person they are truly meant to be.

For more information, please visit my website http://www.goodtobeme.co.uk/.  For details on appointment availability, please call 07970 051255 or contact reception at the Arch Clinic Tel:  01425 650074.

The Lightning Process

Donna Paris Advanced Practitioner and Examiner of    The Phil Parker Lightning Process Dip. Clin. Hyp. NLP, Member BIH

Donna is amongst the most experienced Lightning Process Practitioners in the world and holds a position as Examiner on the Board of Examiners for The Phil Parker Lightning Process.   In addition, she is a Tutor, Supervisor and Examiner of the Diploma students within the Phil Parker Training Institute in London.

Her well established practice, professional and approachable manner, combined with the dedication and love of her work make her ideally placed to help her clients of all ages.

What is The Phil Parker Lightning Process? 

It is an empowering, non-medical training programme which teaches you how you can influence your health and life using techniques based on the way the brain and body interact.  Combining concepts from Neuro-Linguistic Progamming, Osteopathy and Life Coaching, it is tailored to meet your individual needs.  It is suitable for adults, teenagers and children with ME, chronic or post viral fatigue, fibromyalgia, anxiety or depression.

For further information, please visit www.donnaparis.com  or speak to Donna on (01202) 813303.

Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)

David Groeger

Neuro Linguistic Programming was developed by Dr Richard Bandler, an American author on modern psychological techniques.  Dr Bandler became interested in the natural processes by which people make changes and how they learn.  He then analyzed the steps that people took in their thinking during the process of change.  By observing and modeling the way successful people think, he developed NLP. 

NLP is a set of tools by which people can make profound changes quickly and safely.  It can help with fears and phobias, anxiety, grief and loss, weight loss, problem solving and overcoming bad habits and compulsions.

David Groeger studied NLP with Richard Bandler and John LaValle and is a licensed practitioner of NLP. 

To find out more about how NLP may help you, please contact David on david.groeger@btinternet.com or telephone The ARCH Clinic on 01425 650074.

Neuro Linguistic Programming Brochure

Acupuncture with Joanna Phillips BSc (Hons), BA (Hons), LICAC, MBAcC

Acupuncture is a tried and tested system of complementary healthcare which has been used for over 2,500 years in China to restore, promote and maintain good health.  Acupuncture can relieve specific symptoms, or just keep you feeling healthy and well.  Increasingly people are becoming aware that good health means more than just an absence of illness, and are seeking acupuncture treatment to improve energy levels and overall wellbeing.  Acupuncture is a holistic therapy, meaning that it looks at the body as a whole and identifies the root of conditions rather than simply treating symptomatically. In this way the cause of a complaint can be established and treated promoting long term good health.

Chinese medicine is based on the philosophy that energy or 'qi' flows through our bodies along channels or meridians.  Any blockage in this flow causes pain or ill health.  The flow of qi can be blocked both by physical factors such as injury, trauma or infection or by emotional factors such as anger, grief or anxiety.  The acupuncturist works to unblock these channels and restore the smooth flow of energy, thus relieving pain and obstruction.

During treatment, you will be asked questions about your symptoms and your medical history.  This helps the acupuncturist to build up a complete picture of your condition.  As well as taking a full medical history, the acupuncturist will also take a person's pulses and look at their tongue.  These are Chinese diagnostic tools which help to indicate where the blockages lie and which organs are being affected.  Needles will then be inserted into acupuncture points in various places on your body.  These needles are fine and solid and so are not usually felt as they go through the skin.  Acupuncture points are chosed according to the symptoms displayed,and can be on any part of the body.  As well as using needles, the acupuncturist also uses tools such as moxabustion and cupping.

Joanna gained a BSc Honours degree in Acupuncture from the prestigious College of Integrated Chinese Medicine.  Joanna is a member of the British Acupuncture Council and as such abides by the Code of Safe Practice.  Joanna practises both Five Element Acupuncture and TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) and has been working in complementary healthcare for over 15 years.

Although Joanna is a general practitioner, she has a special interest in gynaecological health, fertility issues and IVF support, treatment during pregnancy and post partum, and hormonal and emotional support during adolescence.  Joanna has also undertaken further training in the treatment of anxiety and depression.

For further information, contact Joanna on 07534 972664 or visit her own website:   www.joannaphillipsacupuncture.co.uk

Dietitian  -  Philippa Bearne BSc(Hons) State Registered Dietitian

We all need to eat for our good health and enjoyment. Healthy eating is about eating the right amount and type of food to help the body to work properly, to repair the body and to protect us against serious illnesses such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Dietitians strive to promote nutritional well-being, treat nutritional related illness and prevent nutritional related health problems by enabling people to make informed choices about their food and lifestyle.

State Registerd Dietitians are the experts in nutrition. They have the only legally recognised and professionally regulated graduate qualification in nutrition and dietetics. They work within a professional code of conduct to provide people with accurate, independent and practical information on food and health.

Philippa Bearne qualified as a State Registered Dietitian in 1986 from Leeds Metropolitan University.  She is registered with the Health Professions Council and is a member of the British Dietetic Association.  Philippa has over 20 years' experience as a Dietitian, the last 14 years as a Senior Dietitian at Salisbury District Hospital.  She also works part-time in private practice at The Arch Clinic.

Dietitian Brochure

Nutritional Therapy

Susan Davis, Dip ION, mBANT, NTCC, CNHC registered practitioner, Nutritional Therapist

Susan Davis has qualified as a Nutritional Therapist from Patrick Holford's well known “Institute for Optimum Nutrition” in London.  As her own health has benefitted from Nutritional Therapy, she decided to re-train to become a Nutritional Therapist.  Prior to studying nutrition, Susan worked as a chef in some of London’s well-known restaurants cooking from scratch using fresh and seasonal produce.  As she has always been interested in nutrition and its benefits to one's health, she has found it most rewarding to be able to combine both experiences in Nutritional Therapy.

Susan strives to address each client’s health condition individually and investigate health history in detail before producing a health plan which addresses various nutritional deficiencies, dietary recommendations and lifestyle factors.  Each client is unique and advice is given on an individual basis.  Client confidentially is strictly adhered to.

Conditions commonly helped by Nutritional Therapy:

• Digestive problems, including ulcerative colitis, Crohns' disease, colic, reflux, constipation and bloating
• Allergies and food intolerances
• Skin health including eczema, acne, dry skin, psoriasis
• Female hormonal problems including pmt/pms, menopause and PCOS
• Cardiovascular disease
• Diabetes
• Sports Nutrition
• Weight loss/gain
• Musculo-skeletal health related conditions addressing key nutritional needs
• Children's Nutrition including hyperactivity, digestive problems, failure to thrive, autism, dyslexia and dyspraxia

Susan regularly attends seminars and conferences to keep herself up to date with new scientific developments and treatment protocols for a vast variety of health conditions.

Reflexology with Rebecca Smith

After having reflexology treatment herself and finding it so powerful and successful, Rebecca embarked upon a complete career change and decided to train as a Reflexologist.  She gained an ITEC Diploma in Reflexology and is a Member of the Complementary Therapists' Association (CThA).  She has been working from The Arch Clinic for the past five years.

Reflexology works on the whole of the person rather than just one symptom. It is an holistic treatment that aims to balance the whole body. 

By massaging and applying pressure to the reflex areas on the hands or feet, this will benefit the corresponding areas of the body.  The body's own self-healing process is stimulated, relaxation takes place the the whole of the body receives a boost as the circulation and nervous system is activated.

People use Reflexology to help with a variety of ailments which include:

• Stress, anxiety and tension
• To increase energy levels
• IBS
• Arthritis

Homeopathy with Joanne Kear RSHom

Joanne qualified in 2003 from The College of Homeopathy, London and joined The Arch Clinic in 2010.

Homeopathy is a system of medicine which is based on treating the individual with highly diluted substances given in mainly tablet form, which triggers the body’s natural system of healing.  Based on their experience of their symptoms, a homeopath will match the most appropriate medicine to the patient.

It works on the principle of “like cures like” – that is, a substance that would cause symptoms in a healthy person is used to cure those same symptoms in illness.  For example, one remedy which might be used in a person suffering from insomnia is coffee, a remedy made from coffee.

Scientifically it can not yet be explained precisely how homeopathy works, but new theories in quantum physics are going some way towards shedding light on the process.  What we do know is that a carefully selected homeopathic remedy acts as a trigger to the body’s healing processes.

Homeopathy has been widely used throughout the world for more than 200 years.  In 2000, the House of Lords’ Select Committee on Science & Technology cited homeopathy as one of the five Group One therapies, having “an individual diagnostic approach” along with osteopathy, chiropractic, herbal medicine and acupuncture. Homeopathy can be safely used alongside conventional medicines and will not interfere with the action of medicines prescribed by your doctor.  Because homeopathic medicines (often referred to as remedies) are non-toxic, there are no side effects and they are safe even for pregnant women and babies.

What can homeopathy help?

Homeopathy treats the person rather than the named “disease” so potentially it can help patients with a wide range of conditions, both acute and chronic.  Illnesses commonly seen by homeopaths in the clinic include recurrent infections (such as colds, tonsillitis, cystitis), skin conditions, menstrual and menopausal problems, chronic fatigue, migraine, and stress related symptoms such as anxiety and insomnia.

Homeopathy is an evidence-based medicine which offers holistic, individual and integrated treatment with highly diluted substances with the aim of triggering the body's natural system of healing.

The Society of Homeopaths is a professional body whose members are trained to high standards and agree to practice according to a strict code of ethics and practice.

Further useful information on homeopathy including the consultation, remedies and research can be found at www.homeopathy-soh.org

Hearing Tests with Shindler Sandhu

My name is Shindler and I am a Hearing Aid Audiologist with over 10 years' experience in testing hearing loss and supplying and fitting hearing aids.

Hearing loss is an 'invisible' loss and can go unnoticed for many years.  We accept it as normal or simply choose to ignore it.  Many people do nothing about it, which is perhaps understandable.  Who wants to be seen with an unsightly hearing aid in their ear anyway?

But attitudes are now changing with the rapid advances in digital hearing aid technology over the past three years.  Wireless technology allows anyone to hear conversations in a crowded place, answer the telephone or watch television more clearly. Adjusting the hearing aid is also made easier with a small, remote control device. But that's not all - hearing aids have never been more comfortable or discreet.

For most of us, cost is the biggest issue.  It is scary buying anything that doesn't work for you and before you realise just how much it will improve your quality of life.  There is a solution to this: we make things easier by allowing patients to try a hearing aid for up to six weeks before they decide to buy. After purchase, any adjustments are free for the lifetime of the hearing aid.  If correctly looked after, with regular cleaning, a hearing aid may have a lifetime of 10 years.

Why not call in to The Arch Clinic to see just how the latest hearing aids can improve the quality of your life?  An initial hearing check is offered completely free of charge.

Shindler Sandhu is a member of the Health Professions Council, British Hearing Aid Association, British Health Care Association and approved by the Office of Fair Trade.

You can be assured that you are in good hands!

Exercise with Theresa Hunt

Stott Pilates - BOSU - Flexi-Bar - Personal Training - Nordic Walking

After working from The Arch Clinic for many years, Theresa is now based at The Avonway and Ibsley Village Hall.  The majority of our practitioners advise that keeping fit and active is the key to good health.  For further details of any of the above disciplines, and to enrol on a course, please contact Theresa directly on 07970 445578 or email at ibsleygirl@hotmail.com

Stott Pilates

Stott Pilates is the contemporary approach to the original work and principles of Joseph H Pilates.  It is anatomically based, evolved and updated and fully in accordance with modern biomechanics.

Pilates is a series of meticulous, slow-moving resistance exercises, designed to build muscle strength, enhance balance and co-ordination, refine posture and improve flexibility.  It re-educates your body and works from the inside by engaging and strengthening your core, the corset of muscles around your torso supporting your spine and pelvis.  The flexibility exercises help reshape your body by toning muscles so that you look longer and leaner.  Developing these deep abdominal muscles will help create a stable 'core' middle area, from which good body alignment and therefore ideal posture can be developed.

Due to its 'no impact' quality, Pilates avoids all stresses on the joints and cardiovascular system.  In addition, with the flowing movements and relaxing nature of Pilates, it also helps to release unwanted stress and tension.

To increase the challenge and add interest to the classes, Theresa uses a variety of equipment: stability balls, foam rollers, tension bands, BOSU trainers, stability cushions and weighted balls.

BOSU Training

The BOSU Balance Trainer (an acronym for 'both sides up' offers a different way to make exercise more appealing and effective for those with a good level of fitness.  It is not for the faint hearted!  It works on the deep muscles of the core to improve balance and stablise the body when moving.

The BOSU Ball was invented in 1999 by Daqvid Weck, consisting of an inflated rubber hemisphere attached to a rigid platform.  When the dome side faces up, the BOSU ball provides an unstable surface while the device remains stable.  This combination of stable/unstable allows a wide range of users, from the young, elderly, or injured to the elite level athlete.  When the device is flipped over so that the platform faces up it is highly unstable and can be used for further exercises. 

You can walk, run, step, hop, jump, leap and lie on the BOSU Balance Trainer!  Not only can these rhythmic activities be sequenced for an aerobic workout, they can be progressed or sequenced to challenge the anaerobic energy system as well.  Whether you are working at an easy steady rate-pace that can be maintained almost indefinitely, or pushing the intensity with anaerobic intervals, you will experience dynamic balance and stabilization challenges.  This type of training replicates the 'real' aspect of sport and daily movement requirements, where cardiovascular training transfers to real-life movement.

Flexi-Bar Training

Flexi-Bar works the deep muscles of the back and abdominals.  The action of shaking the Flexi-Bar causes a vibration to be passed through the body, right down to the deep involuntary muscles of the back.  These muscles are only activated from reacting to an external force - ie they react to the environment and you cannot control them.  These muscles are often weak and have a poor blood supply due to inactivity or repeating the same activity over a long period of time.  However, the function of these muscles is to keep the spine stable through everyday movements and they need to be strong and supple.

Training with the Flexi-Bar activates these deep muscles through isometric and small isotonic contractions - supporting the body and keeping the spinal vertebrae aligned.  In particular, the connective tissue encapsulating each vertebra receives an increased blood supply.  This increase in blood flow keeps the surrounding connective tissue strong, yet supple - keeping the spinal vertebrae strong and responsive to everyday demands - decreasing the risk of back injuries and enhancing responses to any type of training.

You can use the Flexi-Bar to:

• relieve muscular tightness in the neck, back and hips
• help with problems of the joints (arthritis)
• enhance reaction time of muscles for specific sports
• increase muscular strength and endurance
• increase muscular metabolism, and metabolic waste removal (less pain and stiffness in muscles)
• improve fine motor skills and reaction times

Personal Training

Personal Training can benefit anyone at any age, whether you want to look great for your next holiday, lose a bit of weight or you simply want to feel fitter for those everday activities. You already know that regular activity and healthy eating, as well as adequate rest, are all part of improving health and fitness for both your body and mind.  But do you ever feel that you lack the time, knowledge or motivation?  By using a Personal Trainer you can trust, your time will be used more efficiently by having a specific programme designed in the most safe and effective way to achieve the quickest results for you.

Theresa will help you find the motivation and the confidence to achieve your goals.

Nordic Walking

Nordic Walking is fun, easy to do, great for your health and is guaranteed to get you fit! 

It is an enhancement of ordinary walking - it makes something we can all do ... twice as effective! 

Whatever your age, fitness level or goal - Nordic Walking is suitable, effective and enjoyable.

Nordic Walking uses special poles in order to add two major benefits to walking:

• the use of poles means the upper body muscles are used as well as the legs
• the poles help to propel the walker along - this means you work harder than usual yet the support given by the poles makes it feel easier!

Physical benefits include:

• tones the upper and lower body at the same time
• uses 90% of the skeletal muscles
• burns up to 46% more calories than ordinary walking
• reduces the pressure on knees and joints
• great for heart and lungs

However, it is a specific fitness technique and should not be confused with trekking, hill walking or trail running.  It must be learnt correctly if the participant is to get the most out of the activity.  Theresa is a fully qualified NWUK Instructor and will ensure that you learn - and practise - this good technique in a way that is tailored to the individual - poor technique and wrong sized poles can result in discomfort and injury. 

Training classes run at beautiful New Forest venues around Fordingbridge.  Theresa will provide poles - you just need to arrive in trainers, suitably clad for walking and with a bottle of water! 

Call Theresa on 07970 445578 to find out when classes are available.  Taster Sessions are available.

Personal Wellness Studio with Luanne Ellis

After setting up and building a client base at The Arch Clinic, Luanne now offers private coaching, training and nutritional advice from new premises at 31 Salisbury Street in Fordingbridge.

Re-Invent Yourself   -  Look and Feel Years Younger

The biggest challenge in achieving a healthier and fitter lifestyle is often:  

• not enough time
• eating plans too restrictive or boring
• staying motivated after the initial enthusiasm
• lacking the confidence to start

At Personal Wellness Studio, the team will provide support, encouragement and accountability to help you achieve your goals.  To arrange a FREE no obligation consultation, call 01980 595502.

Weight Management

In addition to one-to-one or small group personal training, Luanne still runs the weightloss programme which will help you to combine your personal motivation, eating and exercise preferences into a realistic and sustainable healthy lifestyle.  During this 12-week programme, which meets the standards set by NICE (National Institute of Clinical Excellence), you will work with your coach and trainer on a one-to-one basis between one and three times per week.

Women's Fit Club

A new, exciting, fun way to improve your health, lose weight and tone up!

This is run as a small, friendly group session, with a maximum of four women, and includes a healthy eating plan and an easy-to-follow home exercise support programme.

Flatter Stomach Video Guide

To get your FREE video guide to a 'Beach Ready Body' visit Luanne's website www.personalwellnessstudio.co.uk

Or get your FREE 'Weight Loss Kick Start Kit' by visiting the website.

What are you waiting for?

For further information and to book an appointment, please call Luanne on  01980 595502 or email her at luanne@personalwellnessstudio.co.uk

Mindfulness Meditation for Living Well with Pain and Living Well with Stress

What is Mindfulness?

Many of us are familiar with definitions of mindlessness: pictures of violent, inconsiderate or out of control behaviour often dominate the headlines of our daily news.  But mindfulness is more than simply the opposite of such behavaviour.  It involves the development of skills and attributes, ways of thinking and living, that improve well-being and help us to live an effective life.

Mindfulness is a way of engaging with whatever is happening in your life, a way of taking charge, a way of being, that enables you to face the challenges and demands of everyday life, whether simply working or bringing up a family or coping with pain, stress and chronic illness.

Mindfulness, or mindful awareness, is a state of present moment attention where you can clearly perceive thoughts, physical sensations, emotions and events at the moment they occur without reacting an an automatic or habitual way.

You can then make choices on how you respond to things and have a rich and fulfilling life, even when experiencing difficult circumstances such as pain, illness or stress.  The Living Well with Pain and Illness and Stress courses are based on practice-based research as well as combining key elements of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT).

Steve Smith

Steve Smith first became interested in mindfulness and meditation after attending a short intruductory course at his local Buddhist Centre over 15 years ago.  He has a background in Counselling and Personal Development Coaching as well as having had a career as a yacht Sailing Instructor.  He is a Breathworks trained teacher and is offering one to one tuition in mindfulness meditation as well as eight-week courses in using mindfulness meditation for living well with chronic pain and illness and for living well with stress.

The courses - run from various venues in and around Fordingbridge

The courses offer a wide range of mindfulness skills to ease the suffering associated with persistent pain, fatigue and ill health and the stress that often arises as a result.  Each week on the course, you will learn new strategies and approaches within a warm and friendly group setting. 

Pain and illness are unpleasant sensations that we normally react to, causing a host of further problems and physical and emotional stress.  We may not be able to do anything about the underlying unpleasant sensation, but we can train ourselves to lessen or overcome this reactive cycle. You will learn how to manage pain, illness and fatigue and to cultivate kindliness towards yourself and empathy for others.

The programme for Stress is suitable for anyone experiencing stress associated with work, relationships, loss and other factors outside your control.  It is also useful for those who want strategies to deal with the general complexity and pace of modern life.

The next Eight Week Course of Mindfulness Training - Living Well with Stress, Pain and Illness - begins on Wednesday 24th April 2013 from 7pm to 9pm.  A Free Taster Session is running on Wednesday, 17th April, 7 - 8pm at the Victoria Rooms.

Come along to find out more about Mindfulness and whether it is appropriate for you. 

Contact Steve at stevepaulsmith@yahoo.co.uk or 07792 782374 for more details.